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[Amit Dutta]

@Rshin: Improving your environments, is like anything else a practice in fundamentals. I see these as the main fundamentals for enviros : Composition, Values, Perspective, Mood(Lighting, time of day, atmosphere) Scale. Thinking about how to solve all of these problems is required for each and every piece you do. If you don't really properly address even one of them, your painting will be lacking. Knowing about a fundamental isn't the same as actively thinking about and applying it to every stroke and decision you make.

So take some master painters, artists you admire, Photographs, movie screenshots within which you can identify and admire any one (or more) of those fundamentals in particular. Then do a quick study (or long depending on what you are trying to achieve) that aims to figure out what makes that particular fundamental work in the image. This way you have a focus to your study, you are actively thinking and learning, not just copying shapes on a plane.
Repeat.
For every two or three studies you do, apply to a personal piece. Repeat.

I am thinking of putting together an environment design mentorship class here in the mentors thread in a month or two. Keep an eye out for it if you are interested.

@Trinity, welcome, and great stuff! I think the studies you have done are good on level of detail. You nailed the generals very well, and the project looks really interesting